Pelli Clarke & Partners

Salesforce Tower

Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Tim Griffith

SALESFORCE TOWER

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

AREA
130000 m²

YEAR
2017

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Cesar Pelli FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Fred W. Clarke FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Ed Dionne AIA

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tim Griffith, Vittoria Zupicich

MANUFACTURERS
ASC Steel, Benson Industries, Campolonghi, Cricursa, Guardian Glass, Northwood Design Partners, PPG IdeaScapes        

ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Kendall Heaton Associates

MEP ENGINEERING
WSP Group

CIVIL ENGINEERING
BKF Engineers

LIGHTING DESIGN
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Arup

ACOUSTIC DESIGN
Cerami & Associates

VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION
Persohn Hahn Associates

LEED ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Environmental Building Solutions

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Peter Walker & Partners

CURTAIN WALL/FAÇADE DESIGN
Morrison Hershfield

FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CONSULTING
WSP Group

GRAPHICS/SIGNAGE DESIGN
Debra Nichols Design

SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE CONSULTING
Ducibella Venter & Santore, Aon

TRAFFIC, TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING PLANNING
HWA Parking

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Debra Nichols Design

SIGNAGE
Debra Nichols Design

CURTAIN WALL & FAÇADE DESIGN
Morrison Hershfield

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY CONSULTING
WSP Group

LOCATION
San Francisco, United States

Text description provided by architect.

Salesforce Tower will be the tallest building in San Francisco, joining the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transamerica Building as one of the skyline’s defining elements. Pelli Clarke Pelli won an international competition in 2007 to design the tower and the Salesforce Transit Center at its base.

Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich

Together, the two buildings represent a novel approach to public-private collaboration and sustainability in an urban setting.

The competition was sponsored by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, a public entity created by the City of San Francisco to develop the new transit centre. To help fund that building, part of the site was offered for sale to teams of developers and architects in an invited competition.

Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich

Pelli Clarke Pelli and its development partner submitted a design that focuses on sustainability, neighbourhood development, and financial feasibility.

Standing 326 meters (1,070 feet) tall, the tower has the simple, timeless form of the obelisk, giving the 61-story tower a slender, tapering silhouette. The walls are composed of clear glass with pearlescent metal accents.

These horizontal and vertical accents gradually taper in depth to accentuate the curved glass corners. The walls rise past the top floor to form a transparent crown that appears to dissolve into the sky. Carved into the tower top is a vertical facet that will be lit at night.

Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich

At its base, Salesforce Tower connects directly to the transit centre, which will house 11 Bay Area transit systems. On top of the Transit Center and linked directly to the tower is a 5.4-acre public park, which will offer recreational, educational, and nature activities. The park has two roles: the future anchor of the neighbourhood and a key element of the project’s sustainable design strategy.

Each floor of the tower will have integrated metal sunshades, calibrated to maximize light and views while reducing solar gain.

Salesforce Tower
© Vittoria Zupicich
Salesforce Tower
© Tim Griffith

High performance, a low-emissivity glass will also help to reduce the building’s cooling load.

Cooling may be provided in part by heat-exchanging coils wrapped around the tower’s foundations.

The tower and transit centre also include comprehensive water recycling systems. In addition, high-efficiency air-handlers will take in fresh air on every floor.

Salesforce Tower
© Tim Griffith


Salesforce Tower
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Salesforce Tower
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Salesforce Tower
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Salesforce Tower
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